Turkey uses Azerbaijan to cement positions in Caspian regionMarch 15, 2011 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Ares Shipyard company wants to launch military shipbuilding in Azerbaijan. According to company director Kerim Kalafatoglu , Turkey has certain plans with respect to the Caspian basin. “We want to introduce our technologies in Azerbaijan and promote “Made in Azerbaijan” brand. Our goal is to make a contribution to the national defense industry of Azerbaijan,” he said. “We manufacture cutters and boats for various purposes.” The above-mentioned suggests a conclusion that Turkey just wants to cement positions in the Caspian region. Under favorable circumstances, Ankara will obviously try to impose its conditions on Iran and Russia, become a headache for both. After the failure of its Security and Stability Platform, Turkey decided to pick up a less disadvantageous initiative. However, it’s unclear, whether Azerbaijan will be capable to digest the huge amount of arms. Anyway, cutters and boats will hardly help Baku, should it venture a new war against Artsakh. The matter is that the Turkish military machine is penetrating into Azerbaijan. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |